“The People’s Republic of China is waging a brutal campaign of repression against the Uyghur people and other minorities with mass incarceration, torture and forced labor,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a news conference Wednesday before the vote. “With these bills, the House is combating this horrific situation and shining a light on Beijing’s abuse.”

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Nevermind the US slave labor codified in our constitution, concentration camps for brown people, including babies and children, and (illegal) assassination of a foreign diplomat.

  • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]
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    3 years ago

    Correct me if I'm wrong please, but was there not an article in Politico or something that definitively said "Yeah, this actually isn't a genocide over there, doesn't meet the criteria, really more of a deradicalization thing that is winding down now anyways?" I recall it made the rounds a lot here and there was lots of chatter, but other sites and the media in general just literally ignored it.

    • bananon [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      It was an AP article. Said there wasn’t a literal genocide or organ harvesting, but still said it was a cultural genocide. Also technically the genocide and slavery are two different talking points, which is why the slavery schtick been picking up steam while the genocide talk has been dying down.

      • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]
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        3 years ago

        Thanks! What parts did I get wrong? Correcting bad ideas/info is part of combatting liberalism, so please lmk if you're able.

        • spectre [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Love to combat internal liberalism with you comrade:

          • The only thing that jumped out was that it was originally an AP piece which may well have been published in Politico or whatever if you saw it there.
          • Any other inaccuracy is due to the nature of summarizing an article and a complex situation as a whole into a couple of sentences. You should know that a comment that is less than 3 paragraphs in length is inherent liberalism, and unfortunately I've had to report you to the mods for re-education.
          • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]
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            3 years ago
            • Thank you for the correction

            • I will readily admit that this is correct, and I will report to the nearest :gulag: for my crimes.